Lego Spike Prime Lets Kids Build Robots--and Confidence

Memories of middle school likely conjure up all sorts of thoughts and emotions. "Productive STEM learning" is probably low on the list. But on Tuesday, Lego is introducing a new coding and robotics set called Spike Prime that it hopes will break through with a notoriously distracted audience. Lego has already dabbled in this world with its Lego Mindstorms line. But those kits can potentially intimidate at the 11- to 14-year-old level, both in complexity and design.